On 12/3/2015 9:57 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> AFAICS, Gordon Ramsey is the only screaming and yelling chef. I can't watch him,
> at all, in anything. Real, respected chefs, don't do that, at least the ones I watch.
>
> N.
>
> N.
>

Makes for good TV I guess. I wonder if he is really like that in a
normal work environment.

On 12/3/2015 6:25 PM, Nancy2 wrote:

> Those may be brandy snaps in some circles, but my recipe calls them
> "Lace Cookies."

I just love lace cookies, but what I thought made them brandy
snaps was them being rolled up and filled that had brandy
cream stuff.

nancy

On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 7:45:08 PM UTC-6, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 17:21:38 -0800 (PST), John Kuthe
> > wrote:
>
> >On Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 4:39:33 PM UTC-6, sf wrote:
> >> On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 07:43:00 -0500, Nancy Young
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > These days it seems like the only people cooking on TV anymore are
> >> > celebrities.
> >>
> >> I tend to watch it weekday mornings, so it's the old stalwarts. Bobby
> >> Flay is starting to be appt television for me... 9:30 AM, Food
> >> Network.
> >>
> >> > Tiffani Theissen can cook for me any day.
> >>
> >> No idea who she is. What channel/time?
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> sf
> >
> >I have no idea, but she has a great stripper name! :-)
> >
> >John Kuthe...
>
> Tiffani Amber Theissen has very decent C cup implants too.
> http://brasizemeasurements.org/tiffa...astic-surgery/

Down boy! No breastage for YOU! ;-)

John Kuthe...

Nancy Young wrote:
>Nancy2 wrote:
>
>> Those may be brandy snaps in some circles, but my recipe calls them
>> "Lace Cookies."
>
>I just love lace cookies, but what I thought made them brandy
>snaps was them being rolled up and filled that had brandy
>cream stuff.

Hmm, this is my kind of lace cookie:
http://www.adoreme.com/julie-contour-bra.html

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 8:49:16 PM UTC-8, wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:10:15 PM UTC-6, Nancy Young wrote:
> >
> > I thought having Mary Berry as a judge was supposed to be the hook.
> >
> > Anyway, I did wonder how they came up with the six contestants.
> >

> >
> Is this "The Great British Baking Show?"

From what I have seen, the setup is just like the British Baking
Show, down to Mary Berry, except the contestants are Americans.

On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:18:11 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 12/3/2015 6:25 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>
> > Those may be brandy snaps in some circles, but my recipe calls them
> > "Lace Cookies."
>
> I just love lace cookies, but what I thought made them brandy
> snaps was them being rolled up and filled that had brandy
> cream stuff.
>

Have you tried Costco and Trader Joe's (smaller) version? They're
flat and the bottom is dipped in dark chocolate. Yum!


--

sf

Dave Smith wrote:
>
> sf wrote:
> > Dave Smith:
> >> The cooking contests on the food networks are just another version of
> >> "reality" shows. There is usually at least one contestant who mentions
> >> that she has a mother, sister, aunt or friend who has cancer or who has
> >> recently died. To mention that in a competition is just adding some
> >> drama to the show.
> >>
> > Aren't the people who do that competing for a cause?
> >
>
> Beats me. I have never watched one long enough to get that from them.

Occasionally, they will have celebrities competing for a charity
of their choice. The $10,000 prize goes to the charity.

> I
> just know that the times I have surfed through to one and watched it for
> a few minutes the contestants invariably talked about how they had a
> very sick mother, sister or best friend, or had recently had one of
> those people die on them. AFAIAC, their personal grief is irrelevant to
> the contest and thrown in only to add some drama to the show.

There's a lot of that too. I don't think it's about adding drama
though. More like they are playing the sympathy card hoping that
it will sway the judges decisions.

Nancy2 wrote:
>
> Yeah, those Chopped judges really are "morons".

I agree with you, Nancy!
Isn't fun how I can quote you exactly and completly change your
meaning? ;-D


> ...really? Alex Guarnaschelli
> is an Iron Chef, and Aaron Sanchez is a respected Mexican cuisine chef.
> The other regular judges are also respected chefs or restaurant owners/ chefs.
> Successful ones, at that. I guess that makes them morons, alright.

Whenever I generalize like that, it's always said with "tongue in
cheek." I'll bet President Trump would deport Aaron Sanchez back to
Mexico where he belongs, the smug looking *******. lol And Alex G. was
the first one eliminated on a Chopped show where the regular judges
were competing.

Really though, the only "judge" on Chopped that I do resent is the
Italian Super Chef - Scott Conant. He absolutely hates raw onions.
Include undercooked onions on that show and you will be chopped.
I think raw onions have their place sometimes.

It's an entertaining show. I watch it when there is nothing else
on worth watching.

In article >,
says...
>
> AFAICS, Gordon Ramsey is the only screaming and yelling chef. I can't watch him,
> at all, in anything. Real, respected chefs, don't do that, at least the ones I watch.


On UK TV he has some excellent cookery programs such as Gordon
Ramsays Ultimate Cooking Guide and Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking. No
shouting, no swearing, just really good recipes and tuition.

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/g...imate-cookery-
course/episode-guide

http://www.channel4.com/programmes/g...me-cooking/on-
demand/58120-020


Janet UK

On 12/4/2015 12:53 AM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:18:11 -0500, Nancy Young
> > wrote:
>
>> On 12/3/2015 6:25 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>
>>> Those may be brandy snaps in some circles, but my recipe calls them
>>> "Lace Cookies."
>>
>> I just love lace cookies, but what I thought made them brandy
>> snaps was them being rolled up and filled that had brandy
>> cream stuff.
>>
>
> Have you tried Costco and Trader Joe's (smaller) version? They're
> flat and the bottom is dipped in dark chocolate. Yum!

I'll have to look! Costco used to have lace cookies every so
often but I haven't seen them in a few years. I will peruse the
fancy cookies aisle next time. I'll check Trader Joe's, too, I was
just there last week but I didn't look for those. Thanks!

I could just make my own, of course. I suppose.

nancy

Nancy, you are probably right about the filling being the
brandy component. I would rather fill them with an almond
cream.

N.

On 12/2/2015 11:49 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:10:15 PM UTC-6, Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> I thought having Mary Berry as a judge was supposed to be the hook.
>>
>> Anyway, I did wonder how they came up with the six contestants.

> Is this "The Great British Baking Show?"

Supposedly derived from that show, but not quite the same. I wish
they'd have gotten better bakers to compete.

nancy

On 2015-12-04 6:20 AM, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:

>> just know that the times I have surfed through to one and watched it for
>> a few minutes the contestants invariably talked about how they had a
>> very sick mother, sister or best friend, or had recently had one of
>> those people die on them. AFAIAC, their personal grief is irrelevant to
>> the contest and thrown in only to add some drama to the show.
>
> There's a lot of that too. I don't think it's about adding drama
> though. More like they are playing the sympathy card hoping that
> it will sway the judges decisions.
>


Yes ..... adding drama.

They do really need better bakers on the US show. The worst of the
Brit competitors were better than the best (so far) on the US show.
Heck, I have had amateur baker co-workers who were better. Back
in the day, any mom could do a better gingerbread house than these
guys. It was practically a requirement for moms to know how and to
do it well.

Maybe this first competition was a poor representative...we'll see.

N.

On 12/4/2015 9:23 AM, Nancy2 wrote:
> They do really need better bakers on the US show. The worst of the
> Brit competitors were better than the best (so far) on the US show.
> Heck, I have had amateur baker co-workers who were better. Back
> in the day, any mom could do a better gingerbread house than these
> guys.

I did get a laugh when that first lady said she was making some
hospital and the judge told her I walk past there every day, I
know every detail. She gave him such a look.

Meanwhile, in the end, her windows didn't line up, unless you
count windows going down in an angle as lining up. Seriously?
Doesn't take longer to line up windows than to put them crooked.
They were just stuck on chocolate slabs.

> It was practically a requirement for moms to know how and to
> do it well.
>
> Maybe this first competition was a poor representative...we'll see.

I'll watch another episode. I'm definitely going to watch the
British series one of these days.

nancy

On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 06:23:31 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>They do really need better bakers on the US show. The worst of the
>Brit competitors were better than the best (so far) on the US show.
>Heck, I have had amateur baker co-workers who were better. Back
>in the day, any mom could do a better gingerbread house than these
>guys. It was practically a requirement for moms to know how and to
>do it well.
>
>Maybe this first competition was a poor representative...we'll see.
>
>N.

I've only seen the Brit one on PBS, when/where does this one air?

On 04/12/2015 5:47 AM, Janet wrote:
> In article >,
> says...
>>
>> AFAICS, Gordon Ramsey is the only screaming and yelling chef. I can't watch him,
>> at all, in anything. Real, respected chefs, don't do that, at least the ones I watch.
>
>
> On UK TV he has some excellent cookery programs such as Gordon
> Ramsays Ultimate Cooking Guide and Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking. No
> shouting, no swearing, just really good recipes and tuition.
>
> http://www.channel4.com/programmes/g...imate-cookery-
> course/episode-guide
>
> http://www.channel4.com/programmes/g...me-cooking/on-
> demand/58120-020
>
>
> Janet UK
>
The F-Word wasn't bad either.
The UK Restaurant Nightmares was also MUCH better than the US Faux
version where it ran to a highly dramatic formula. The owner always
resisted change but in the last 10 minutes finally saw the light,
especially when given a truckload of new equipment for the kitchen on
top of the redecoration of the restaurant.
His behaviour on the US shows was obviously demanded by the Fox Network.
Graham
--

On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 08:38:54 -0500, Nancy Young
> wrote:

> On 12/4/2015 12:53 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Thu, 3 Dec 2015 22:18:11 -0500, Nancy Young
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On 12/3/2015 6:25 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
> >>
> >>> Those may be brandy snaps in some circles, but my recipe calls them
> >>> "Lace Cookies."
> >>
> >> I just love lace cookies, but what I thought made them brandy
> >> snaps was them being rolled up and filled that had brandy
> >> cream stuff.
> >>
> >
> > Have you tried Costco and Trader Joe's (smaller) version? They're
> > flat and the bottom is dipped in dark chocolate. Yum!
>
> I'll have to look! Costco used to have lace cookies every so
> often but I haven't seen them in a few years. I will peruse the
> fancy cookies aisle next time. I'll check Trader Joe's, too, I was
> just there last week but I didn't look for those. Thanks!
>
> I could just make my own, of course. I suppose.
>
Heh. If I waited until I made my own, I wouldn't know what they
tasted like.


--

sf

Lucret....it is on ABC, four weeks only, the first one being last week...on Monday
night at 10 p.m. EST.

N.

On Fri, 4 Dec 2015 11:12:19 -0800 (PST), Nancy2
> wrote:

>Lucret....it is on ABC, four weeks only, the first one being last week...on Monday
>night at 10 p.m. EST.
>
>N.

OK thanks, will look for it.